You may also be interested in visiting this link to the EAA museum at Oshkosh about de Havilland DHC-1B-2 Chipmunk- N1114V.

The Chipmunk was retired in March 1997 after 47 years military service. This article, reproduced here from Aeroplane Monthly, recounts its early days in the UK leading up to its trials at the A & AEE against its competitor for the RAF trainer requirement, the Fairey Primer.